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New Alexandrian general election, 1718
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The New Alexandrian general election of 1713 is the fifth general election of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie after its formation in 1685 AN. The 1713 general election was held from 1.XIV.1713 AN to 3.XIV.1713 AN, held in accordance with the laws of Nouvelle Alexandrie and the Proclamation of Punta Santiago.
Background
Electoral system
Elections in Nouvelle Alexandrie are conducted region by region through proportional representation. Voters then choose from the parties on the ballot or have the option to vote for a slate of independent candidates. Seats are apportioned to each region using the Sainte-Laguë method, a highest quotient method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. In Nouvelle Alexandrie, the thresholds for a party to get seats in a region is set to 2%. Seat apportionment to the Regions is based o the 1708 census, held just before the 1708 general election.
If one party obtains a majority of the seats, then the party is entitled to form the government, with its leader as President of the Government. If an election results in no party having a majority, there is a hung Cortes Federales, at which time the main options are the formation of a coalition of several parties or a minority government, in accordance with the law.
Voting eligibility
To vote in the general election, one had to be:
- legally registered to vote;
- a citizen of the Federation (at the time of the election);
- not legally excluded from voting as provided by New Alexandrian law.
Government figures report that 1,902,443 new voters were added to the rolls across the country in the month leading up to the general election.
Opinion Polling
Contesting Parties
The parties that contested the New Alexandrian general election were:
Federal Humanist Party Campaign
Social Democratic & Liberal Campaign
Federal Consensus Party Campaign
People's Liberty Congress Campaign
Candidates
Most candidates are representatives of a political party, which must be registered with the Federal Elections Commission and maintain regular activity and participation in politics. Those who do not belong to one must use the label "Independent" or none.
In the 1713 AN election X,XXX candidates stood: XXX of them being independents, the rest representing one of four national political parties.
Results
National
Regional
Alduria
Wechua Nation
Santander
Valencia
Federal Capital District
Isles of Caputia
North Lyrica
South Lyrica
New Luthoria
Islas de la Libertad
Analysis
See also
